quoted 15 lines The Flaming Lips are using more and more electronic instruments and> > > The Flaming Lips are using more and more electronic instruments and
> > > talk about afx and uZiq in interviews (snip)
> >
> > That's like citing grunge as an influence by mentioning
> > Pearl Jam and Nirvana.
>
> Maybe, but grunge is dead, something that PJ has yet to fully
> understand. Electronic music on the other hand is always expanding its
> limits, and afx & uziq are still active.
>
> Ok, it's probably just namedropping (like John B said), but you can
> still get the point -- and you would probably say the same thing when a
> "rock" person asks you the question "What do you listen to?", as I'm
> sure you won't start by saying that you listen to the latest IDMlist
> remix chain, the guy couldn't even relate to what you're saying.
That's why I usually answer, "Music." Which of course leads people to
think I'm being rude.
quoted 3 lines And to get back on the Flaming Lips subject, at least I think Wayne> And to get back on the Flaming Lips subject, at least I think Wayne
> Coyne is using electronic sounds in a good way (imo), as opposed to the
> Scorpions.
Or (gawd), Days of the New.